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C. Difficile Education Package - September 5 - 2008

In this C. difficile update you will find:

  • Key messages
  • A media-oriented Questions and Answers document
  • An internal Questions and Answers document
  • Suggestions for posting C. difficile data on hospital websites
  • Matte stories, in French and English, developed by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care

These communications products have been developed by staff from the OHA, the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and infection control specialists. These materials, along with the OHA’s C. difficile strategic and tactical communications plans, will be discussed in detail during the September 11th CEO-hospital communicators teleconference.

The teleconference will be held on September 11, 2008 from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. To register, please send an email to teleconference@oha.com with the subject line “Register for C. Difficile Communications Teleconference”.


If you wish to submit a comment or question prior to the session, please send it to Tami Harel, OHA at email: tharel@oha.com. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, September 10 at 1:00 p.m. (EST). The teleconference number and access code will be provided to registrants at 3:00 p.m. (EST) on September 10.

The OHA will continue to provide members with the latest information about the reporting requirements for C. difficile as it is made available.